For the brief half hour they were in the bar, Harry had been hiccuping nonstop.
In the end, the adults had no choice but to book four rooms at a nearby hotel in advance and send Harry upstairs to rest. The other three found a sunny, well-ventilated corner in the lobby on the first floor and pulled out a deck of cards.
That afternoon...
"Are we really going to play here all day?" Sirius said helplessly, looking at the utterly terrible hand he was holding.
"What else do you want to do?" Lupin said, tossing another two gold Galleons into the middle of the table.
"Don't you think it's a waste of our youth to finally get out here only to play cards? This is Sicily! Fancy cars, fine wine, beautiful women—beautiful women and more beautiful women, it's got everything! Shouldn't three grown men like us be out there riding free?" Sirius said, undoing the top button of his collar.
"No. I have no such worldly desires. Falling in love would only slow my exploration of alchemy," Kayson said, shaking his head.
"What about Remus?"
Lupin blushed. "Tonks and I have been getting along quite well these past few days. I have this strange feeling that she might like me."
"...I'll go find Harry, then. He'll definitely inherit his father's adventurous genes for riding free. While we're here, I can even help him find a budding young romance," Sirius said as he rose and headed toward the elevator.
"Can you be a little more proper as a godfather?" Kayson said, picking up a gold Galleon from the table and throwing it at the back of Sirius's head.
Sirius staggered from the hit, bent down to pick up the gold Galleon, then rubbed the back of his head. "I was only